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Deadly Combat between 2 Male Giraffes

Dance-off: Two

 

 

male giraffes who went hoof to hoof in bid to win a female companion look more like they're dancing than engaging in deadly combat in these stunning images. In a giraffe fight, males stand side-by-side, pushing and shoving to judge which is the strongest. This pair are young bucks and are testing the other's prowess

Giraffes are commonly seen as gentle creatures, but their courtship rites involve bruising and ferocious physical battles for dominance

Vicious dance: The pictures were shot in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Shuddering blows are sometimes exchanged using the giraffes' powerful necks

Spoils: The victor of the fight won the female for breeding,

 

while the loser hobbled away to lick his wounds

Show of force: Often, the battles are abandoned after a short tussle, but they can degenerate into a fight to the death

 

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